The pitfalls of being Too Online during the coronavirus

It's 2020: Nearly everyone is online in some form. But not everyone is capital-O Online — you know, the folks who spend all day scrolling. 

For those who are always online, the coronavirus crisis has proven to be a particularly strange time. Folks who don't spend their days on the internet just aren't as engrossed in it. They don't see every viral tweet thread. They don't read live-blogs of each terrifying crisis. They probably don't understand just how dangerous the coronavirus is. How bad the disease COVID-19 can spread. 

Everyone who is truly online — myself included — we see it all. And it can result in ramped-up levels of anxiety.  Read more...

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